A baseball hot dog who took a swing at one of the Milwaukee Brewers’ beloved racing sausages will not face charges for the unprecedented attack, Milwaukee officials said yesterday.

Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Randall Simon had been handcuffed and charged with misdemeanor battery after the Wednesday-night incident at Miller Field, in which he used his bat to knock down the Italian sausage – one of the four Klement’s links that race from the outfield to home plate after the sixth inning.

The tumbling Italian sausage collided with the hot-dog mascot, knocking it to the field. The Polish sausage stopped to help both rivals get back on their feet while the Bratwurst sprinted to a tainted victory.

The Milwaukee district attorney dropped the charge because the women in the sausage suits “were not interested in having him charged criminally,” said Deputy DA Jon Reddin.

Simon is still facing a $432 fine for disorderly conduct.

The bizarre scene unfolded as the sausages ran past the Pirates’ dugout. Without apparent provocation, Simon – wearing a mustard-yellow Pirates uniform – took what may be his most notable swing of the year.

Simon – who is hitting .272 for the year – was repentant before yesterday’s game.

“I thought at the moment they [the sausages] were trying to play with us,” he said. “They were running right next to the players.

“I’m a fun player, I’ve never hurt anyone in my life.”

Simon gave autographed bats to the two women – which pleased the Italian sausage’s human alter-ego, Mandy Block.

Block, an 18-year-old kinesiology major at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, told KTMJ-TV, “The players are always throwing sunflower seeds and stuff at us to mess with us.” People who have worn the costumes describe them as ungainly and unbalanced. The bratwurst agreed.

“He hit the costume and she fell over,” said Ryan “Bratwurst” Borghoff, 16. “These things are so top-heavy that it doesn’t take much.”

Simon was taken to the Milwaukee County Jail after the game, which his team lost, 2-1. The handcuffing is standard procedure, according to sheriff’s spokeswoman Sherry Warichak.

Rick Schlesinger, a Brewers’ executive, called Simon’s attack “one of the most outrageous things I’ve ever seen inside a ballpark or outside a ballpark. I was sick to my stomach.”

The Italian sausage tasted revenge – of sorts – at yesterday’s day game. Not only did the entire foursome make it past the Pirates’ dugout without incident, but the Italian sausage won as the crowd roared.